NAME

newvd − create a new filesystem on a Remote Virtual Disk (RVD)

SYNOPSIS

newvd drive disk-type

DESCRIPTION

Newvd invokes mkfs(8) and executes it with the appropriate parameters for the physical device on which the RVD resides. Drive is a 1-digit integer indicating the virtual drive on which the RVD is spun up (see vdstats(8)). Disk-type is the type of physical disk, as found in /etc/disktab (see disktab(5)), on which the RVD actually resides.

DIAGNOSTICS

“Virtual drive is unused or off” means the RVD is not spun up.  Other messages are self-explanatory. 

FILES

/etc/disktab   parameters for disk layouts

SEE ALSO

disktab(5), mkfs(8), newfs(8), vdstats(8)
“The Remote Virtual Disk System” in Volume II, Supplementary Documents

PRPQs 5799-WZQ/5799-PFF: IBM/4.3  —  July 1987